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03.03.2026 11:19 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The choice is stark. Reform are the party of foreign wars and high bills.

The Greens want de-escalation and energy security through renewables. Solar and wind prices don't fluctuate when rogue US presidents launch illegal bombing campaigns.

03.03.2026 08:27 πŸ‘ 2693 πŸ” 726 πŸ’¬ 51 πŸ“Œ 50

Don't know & not sure I care tbh. Though I probably care more than the US government appears to.

03.03.2026 10:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Looks like Trump's WH has washed its hands of any safety concerns

03.03.2026 09:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Well it would be, wouldn't it. All the Yanks will be heading there.

03.03.2026 09:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Can you believe a USA embassy would post this statement to its own citizens?

03.03.2026 09:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Suggest Congress closes the door in the President's face so as to remind him not to seek to arrest politically opposed members of Congress.

It's what we do, over here, at our equivalent annual address to the legislature.

24.02.2026 20:34 πŸ‘ 258 πŸ” 41 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 0
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17.02.2026 17:44 πŸ‘ 85 πŸ” 51 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

I imagine the other guy thinking, "Why is that bloody immigrant coming towards me stepping off the pavement. Is he going to mug me?"

14.02.2026 12:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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BBC to pursue cuts of up to Β£600m as bosses point to fall in licence fee income Job losses and programming cancellations expected after Tim Davie tells staff broadcaster is not a β€˜protected species’

If one of those to go is the hideous Justin Webb, I'll start paying my licence fee again, promise. Meanwhile, the BBC can reap what it sowed.

12.02.2026 19:34 πŸ‘ 212 πŸ” 29 πŸ’¬ 22 πŸ“Œ 10

He's got to find an excuse for United being so crap...

11.02.2026 19:50 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Say no to Palantir in the NHS NHS England is rolling out software to run our health records from Palantir - fight back

Get Palantir out of the NHS

https://notopalantir.goodlawproject.org/email-to-target/stop-palantir-in-the-nhs/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_campaign=PalantirNHS&utm_medium=social_media

05.02.2026 16:36 πŸ‘ 446 πŸ” 229 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 10

This is the vote of confidence in the manager...

04.02.2026 17:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Don't panic. The BBC will save the day by launching a new soap opera called "Leeve it aht, you slag," modelled on The Archers & featuring many lovable working class types, all of whom are striving to achieve...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

30.01.2026 09:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Good of Suella Braverman to shift the news agenda away from the travails of the Labour Party to the travails of the Tories and Reform.

26.01.2026 12:37 πŸ‘ 48 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

More like the school that put all the disruptive children in the same class...impossible to control.

26.01.2026 13:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Ex-Tory Home Secretary Suella Braverman defects to Reform UK The MP was unveiled as the party's latest recruit by leader Nigel Farage at a rally.

You have to marvel at the logic of the woman arguably responsible for failing to control immigration in the last 5 years joining a party whose major electoral pitch is that immigration levels are out of control.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

26.01.2026 12:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The way all these appalling ex-Tories have silted up in Reform is reminiscent of those times when schools had policies of putting all the disruptive children in the same class.
Keeping them in order will be impossible.

26.01.2026 12:30 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The way all these appalling ex-Tories have silted up in Reform is reminiscent of those times when schools had policies of putting all the disruptive children in the same class.
Keeping them in order will be impossible.

26.01.2026 12:29 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Dear USA

Policing and law enforcement losing the confidence of the community does not end well.

Yours,
Great Britain and Northern Ireland

25.01.2026 22:12 πŸ‘ 843 πŸ” 181 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 0

His analysis isn't up to much if he can't spot the nonsense of the 'board of peace' having 2 of the biggest killers of the 21st century (to date) as members. Plus OrbΓ‘n, who's nothing but a thug.

22.01.2026 13:32 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

He's itching to use the insurrection Act. Then he'll cancel the mid-terms. Who knows the chaos that will create.

18.01.2026 14:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

As the famous saying goes….”The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.” Likewise, the best time to start weaning ourselves off dependence on the US……..

17.01.2026 19:41 πŸ‘ 574 πŸ” 124 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 6
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I planted some acorns back in the autumn. We've now got leaf action & shoots on at least 2 more.

17.01.2026 10:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hamnet's good...

13.01.2026 17:23 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

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10.01.2026 08:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh I couldn't agree more. This would be a good subject for Bylines....would get the idea into the public domain. I might have a go.

10.01.2026 08:42 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

That's the logical conclusion of having a national carbon budget. With smart metering, it shouldn't be difficult to set up but in practice, people would hate it.

10.01.2026 08:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

We don't seem to be that far from the point where Trump will actually shoot someone on 5th Avenue, just to prove his point.

09.01.2026 08:40 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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I'm afraid there *is* an obvious answer: it can't.

06.01.2026 07:10 πŸ‘ 1960 πŸ” 558 πŸ’¬ 79 πŸ“Œ 60